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Brighton responded to claims that Fabian Hurzeler has fallen out with "several senior players."
The Seagulls have been on a poor of late and have slipped to 14th in the Premier League table ahead of this Saturday's trip to Brentford.
Unverified reports came out this week that head coach Hurzeler was fallen out with senior players and that there is "tension behind the scenes" at the Seagulls.
The club's head of media took the unusual step of responding and posted on X: "Complete and utter nonsense! We’ll take constructive criticism, and accept it. But this is simply not true, and divisive.
"See you all at Brentford, Albion fans!"
Hurzeler is staying positive
Meanwhile, Hurzeler insists everyone at the club must stay positive rather than be “afraid” and look down at the relegation zone.
A run of just one win in the past 13 Premier League games has left the Seagulls in 14th place – seven points above the bottom three, but also still not out of touch with a potential European place.
Hurzeler has seen his position come under scrutiny but has confidence the team can turn their faltering season around, starting with the trip to Brentford on Saturday.
“We have to see the table like it is. It is just reality. We are seven points away from relegation and we are six points away from Europe, so we are in the middle of the table,” said Hurzeler, who could have winger Solly March back in contention following his ongoing knee issues.
“There are different types of person – there is a positive person who says ‘we look upwards because we want to go up, we want to achieve something’, and there are people might have a little bit (of) fear, or (be) afraid, they look downwards.
“But in general, for me, the most important is to look at the next game, to look what we can influence, what we can control and it is only the next game. Then if we can get in a positive run, I think things can change quickly, especially at the moment in the Premier League (table), it is so tight.
“The most important is not to focus on anything, to focus on Europe or to focus on the relegation battle. The most important is to focus on the next game and to focus on the things you can control, that is what we will do.”
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